...the training of children than the principle laid down by Profes_sor William James: "The great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. It is lo fund and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we...

...years. Hardly ever, indeed, no matter how much money there be in his pocket, can he even learn to drew like a gentleman-born. The merchants offer their wares...system our ally instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitulize our acquisitions, ;uid live at ease upon the interest of the fund, For this we must make...

...in his "Psychology" on habit. Some of his hints are so helpful that I may be pardoned for quoting : "The great thing, then, in all education is to make...our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. * * * For this we must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as...

...sinned in the same way before and got his blessing. "The great thing in education," he assures us, "is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy." If you prefer to say "our habits" rather than "our nervous system," you probably have his permission....

...find ourselves entering upon it without premeditation when the time approaches." " The great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our...instead of our enemy. It is to fund and capitalize our acquisition, and live at ease upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual,...

...things. An invisible law as strong as gravitation, keeps him within his orbit arrayed this year as he was last, and how his better-bred acquaintances contrive...The great thing then in all education is to make our habits our ally instead of onr enemy. For this we must make habitual as early as possible as many useful...

...habits are the stuff of which behavior consists. To quote my earlier book directly, the great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our...and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease VALUE OF GOOD HABITS 67 upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual,...

...habits are the stuff of which behavior consists. To quote my earlier book directly, the great thing hi all education is to make our nervous system our ally...and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease VALUE OF GOOD HABITS 67 upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual,...

...declaring that habit is, not second nature, but "ten natures''? Mr. James continues : "The great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.* It is to fund apd capitalize our acquisitions, and live upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic...

...habits are the stuff of which behavior consists. To quote my earlier book directly, the great thing in all education is to make our nervous system our...and capitalize our acquisitions, and live at ease VALUE OF GOOD HABITS 67 upon the interest of the fund. For this we must make automatic and habitual,...